Enrollment
63
Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Prairie Home, MO
Prairie Home Elem.
Federal NCES profile for Prairie Home Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 62/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 292553001499
👥 S:T ratio 68
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 75
📋 Attendance 76
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Prairie Home Elem. earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Missouri schools.
- 62
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.9:1
- small classes for Missouri
- 35.2%
- free-lunch eligible
- 63
- students enrolled
Prairie Home Elem. has class sizes smaller than 92% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Prairie Home R-V · Missouri
NCES ID 292553001499 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
8.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.9:1
vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg
-38% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
35.2%
vs 46.1% Missouri avg
-24% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Prairie Home Elem. compares with Missouri and U.S. medians
What stands out at Prairie Home Elem.
Prairie Home Elem. is a small elementary school in Prairie Home, Missouri, enrolling 63 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.9:1, Prairie Home Elem. is leaner than roughly 92% of Missouri schools and 38% under the state's 12.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 35.2% lands close to the Missouri typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 92% of Missouri schools, with 63 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 92% of the 2,313 Missouri schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 88 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #24.
Its student body is predominantly White (95% of enrollment) (diversity index 9/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 126 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance holds up well here: only 9.5% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Its district draws 19.3% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Its district, Prairie Home R-V, also runs Prairie Home High (90 students).
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Prairie Home Elem. compares
Prairie Home Elem. on the metrics families compare, against Missouri and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Missouri | Missouri avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 7.9:1 | ▼ 38% | 12.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 35.2% | ▼ 24% | 46.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 63 | top 92% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.9:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
63
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
35.2%
free-lunch eligible
- 24% below the Missouri average of 46.1%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
7.9:1
students per teacher
- 38% below state mean
Top 8% in Missouri - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
9.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$13,105
per pupil, district-wide
- above Missouri avg of $12,931
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 95.2%
Hispanic or Latino 3.2%
Two or More 1.6%
Largest group: White at 95.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 9.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 9.2, Prairie Home Elem. is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Prairie Home R-V, which includes Prairie Home Elem..
$13,105
Per student
+1%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-21%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 52.4%
State 28.3%
Federal 19.3%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Prairie Home Elem. Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Home High | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Prairie Home Elem.'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 90
- Students per teacher
- 12.9:1
- Resource Index
- 56/100
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Missouri, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~63 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.9:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Prairie Home Elem.
How many students attend Prairie Home Elem.?
Prairie Home Elem. has 63 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Prairie Home, MO.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Prairie Home Elem.?
The student-teacher ratio at Prairie Home Elem. is 7.9:1, which is 38% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 50% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Prairie Home Elem.?
35.2% of students at Prairie Home Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Prairie Home Elem.?
The largest demographic group at Prairie Home Elem. is White at 95.2% of enrollment, in Prairie Home, MO.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Prairie Home Elem.?
Prairie Home Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 62/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Prairie Home Elem. a good school?
Prairie Home Elem. earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Missouri schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Prairie Home R-V?
Besides Prairie Home Elem., Prairie Home R-V also operates Prairie Home High (90 students). See the Prairie Home R-V district page for the complete list.
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